- Khadevis Robinson
Khadevis Robinson (born
19 July 1976 ) is an American middle distance runner who specializes in the800 metres .Khadevis Robinson helped the USA 4x800 relay team break the 24-year old world record and 20-year old American record with a registered time of 7:02.82 at the Memorial Van Damme meet in Brussels on Aug. 25, 2006. Robinson ran the fastest leg of all competing teams in the relay with a time of 1:43.8. [http://gofrogs.cstv.com/sports/c-track/spec-rel/083006aaa.html]
He finished fifth at the 2006 World Athletics Final and sixth at the 2006 World Cup.
He won the 800m at the 2008 USA Indoor Track & Field Championships on Feb 23, 2008.
At the USA Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon, Khadevis finished fourth in the 800m race, missing, by one spot, a berth in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
His personal best time is 1:43.68 minutes, achieved in August 2006 in
Rieti .Robinson was a multi-time NCAA National Champion where he ran for
Texas Christian University and earned his undergraduate degree. Robinson earned his Masters degree in Public Administration from California State University - Los Angeles in 2004. He is known in the athletics community also as "KD."Audio Interviews
* [http://www.thefinalsprint.com/2007/06/podcast-62-interview-with-4-time-800m-national-champ-khadevis-robinson/ Interview with Khadevis Robinson on June 27, 2007 after earning his fourth 800m National Title]
External links
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* [http://www.nyrr.org/races/pro/interview/2007/krobinson092007.asp Interview with Khadevis Robinson]
* [http://www.usatf.org/athletes/bios/Robinson_Khadevis.asp Official USATF profile for Khadevis Robinson]
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